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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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